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BUCKLE

Unique ID: SF-413533

Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete copper-alloy rectangular buckle pin of Medieval date.

Comprising of a flat rectangular cross-section with an open hooked loop at one terminal. Before the loop is a raised rectangular ridge with three transverse grooves. The other terminal tapers to a point.

This buckle pin measures 48.81mm in length, 3.70mm in width, 4.03mm in thickness, 4.46g in weight

There is a similar example from London (Egan and Pritchard, 1991, pp. 115, no. 541, 547).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 48.81 mm
Width: 3.7 mm
Thickness: 4.03 mm
Weight: 4.46 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Icklingham

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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